MBA Candidate · Corporate Finance & Strategy · WashU Olin

Strategy & finance, measured in outcomes.

Before business school, I co-founded and managed a consumer goods manufacturing company in Ethiopia — leading growth, procurement, pricing, operations, and a post-conflict turnaround. At WashU Olin, I am adding structured finance, valuation, and strategy training to real P&L leadership.

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🇺🇸 U.S. Permanent Resident — no sponsorship required🎓 Dean’s Scholar (full tuition) · WashU Olin📍 St. Louis, MO

The record — real numbers, real P&L

~45%

revenue CAGR over three years, co-founded company

Co-founder · 2017–21

Three-year growth scaling the detergent manufacturer.

37%

total cost reduction in post-war turnaround

Turnaround · 2023–25

Cost takeout in the post-conflict restructuring plan.

85%

pre-war market share restored within three months

Turnaround · 2023–25

Pre-war market position recovered within three months.

17 t/day

production capacity, nearly doubled from 9.5 tons

Co-founder · 2017–21

Daily output, nearly doubled from 9.5 tons.

28%

regional market share captured in four months

Launch · 2017

Regional share won within four months of launch.

65+

employees and laborers led across operations

Operating leadership

25 employees and 40+ laborers across operations.

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Featured work

Work that moved numbers.

Operations

Scaling to 17 tons/day: demand forecasting & Kaizen

How a co-founded detergent manufacturer nearly doubled daily production and cut inventory costs 45% with home-built forecasting models and Kaizen discipline.

Case study

Operations

Operating Leadership & Post-Conflict Turnaround

Resume-backed operating story from co-founding and managing a consumer goods manufacturing company, including growth, procurement, pricing, operations, cost discipline, and post-conflict business recovery.

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Risk & Analysis

RGA Emerging-Risk Monitoring Practicum

Partnered with RGA (global reinsurance leader) on a WashU Olin client-facing practicum to develop an AI-enabled framework for identifying and monitoring emerging business and insurance risks. Delivered a structured risk intelligence framework and findings presentation to senior RGA stakeholders.

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The journey so far

Factory floor → war → turnaround → Olin.

Jul 2017

BSc Mechanical Engineering, Mekelle University

Oct 2017

Co-founded Gedion & Hizbawi Detergent Manufacturing

28% regional share in 4 months

2018–2021

Scaled the business as General Manager

~45% CAGR

Jun 2021 – Dec 2022

War-induced shutdown

Jun 2023 – Mar 2025

Led the post-conflict turnaround

−37% costs · 85% share restored

Aug 2025 –

MBA at WashU Olin — Dean’s Scholar (full tuition)

Class of 2027

Latest writing

Thinking in public.

Daily Note

Strategy Needs an Operating Mechanism

A good strategy without an operating mechanism to execute it is just a plan on paper. The mechanism — the routines, metrics, and accountability structures — is what turns strategy into results.

May 14, 2026 3 min read

Daily Note

Valuation Requires a View of the Business

A DCF without a business thesis is just arithmetic. The assumptions that drive a valuation must be grounded in a coherent view of the company's competitive position, growth trajectory, and risk profile.

May 13, 2026 3 min read

Internships & full-time · strategy / finance / analytics

Hiring for strategy or finance? Let’s talk about what I can build for you.

Operator’s judgment, founder’s ownership, and MBA-grade analytics — with the work on this site to back it up. U.S. Permanent Resident, no sponsorship required.

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